Howitzer Slide

Howitzer Slide: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Howitzer Slide

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Howitzer Slide — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.11768, -119.50491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Howitzer Slide

• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Pershing · ~39 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~48 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~57 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fox Beach · beach · Washoe · ~11 km
• Enchanted Beach · beach · Washoe · ~19 km
• Wizards Beach · beach · Washoe · ~21 km
• Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Washoe · ~23 km
• Anaho Island · river spot · Washoe · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Howitzer Slide

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Howitzer Slide

• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~36 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~48 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~57 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~78 km · Must-see

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